[Circleofjanusnewsletter] February 2009 Newsletter
Lynette R. F. Cowper
lcowper at io.com
Mon Feb 2 02:07:11 EST 2009
Apologies for lateness. A number of things conspired to delay me. I would
encourage everyone to take a peek at the "Mark Your Calendars" and "A Few
Cool Things to Do in Indy" sections and not just limit reading to the
various minutes. I've snuck a few interesting tidbits in there.
Circle of Janus Science Fiction Club of Indiana
The Circular of Janus
Feb 1, 2009
Volume 30, Issue 2
Contents:
Presidential Ponderings - Kathie Thompson
Minutes of the January Meeting - Jessica Bunn
Minutes of the January Board Meeting - Stephen Kendall
February Meeting Agenda - Kathie Thompson
New Books - from Locus
A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy - Lynette Cowper
Mark Your Calendars
Meeting Info & Club Officers
***
Presidential Ponderings
by Kathie Thompson
First I would like to thank everyone for letting me represent you in my
new position. This will be a learning experience for all of us as we face
the challenges of the year ahead.
The newly elected board had its first meeting last week. It was nice to
see several club members there. All club members are encouraged to attend
these meeting. The agenda for the board meetings as well as the regular
meeting will be sent out in advance.
The board is already on the move with several speakers already scheduled,
committees meeting underway and new and exciting things in the works for
the web pages.
Looking forward to seeing you at the next regular meeting,
Kathie Thompson - CoJ President.
***
Minutes of the January Meeting
by Jessica Bunn
[In order get through the January meeting in a timely manner, it was
suggested that the various nominations, nominee speeches, voting and vote
counting be sandwiched with other club business, allowing the election
committee time to count the votes without leading to dead air during the
meeting. This, however, doesn't translate well to our standard minutes
format, so I'm taking the liberty of recording the minutes out-of-order
with the elections listed at the end of Old Business. -- Lynette R. F.
Cowper]
The Circle of Janus met on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the Seventh and
Eighth Christian Church. There were 41 members in attendance. All officers
were in attendance.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm.
Brian opened by apologising about the scarcity of food and drink as it was
his fault since everything was in his car which was in the shop.
Approval of Meeting Minutes: Jess moved to accept the minutes as published
in the newsletter. Brian corrected a point-- he was there at the December
meeting. Tony corrected another point, that there were 60 CoJ members and
only 38 InConJunction pre-registrations. The minutes were accepted as
corrected.
Treasurer's Report:
Tony gave the Treasurer's report, which, as usual, will be sent to club
members under separate cover.
Board Report:
There was no board report.
Convention reports:
InConJunction 29, Ellen Patterson:
Contracts for Tom Smith and the Robinsons have been mailed out to be
signed.
Ellen had a phone conversation with Robin Wood's husband about
coming.
She has asked John Scalzi to come back as a special author guest.
There were sixteen room nights booked. We need 200 more rooms
nights, so book now.
She is still working on flyers but has a first draft pdf version.
She will have Jeff put flyer up on website and email the club.
Please take flyers to any conventions going to this year and let
Mike Seuss know where in Indy you've taken them so he knows where he still
needs to go.
We're running an early bird special still good for three days. $30
for full weekend pass.
Stephen still needs people for Programming and Ellen is still
looking for a Head of Ops. See Ellen at Chaos.
InConJunction 30, Kat Robertson:
We have a new hotel.
Contracts for guests are being signed this week as Kat was waiting
for the '09 President so the most recent President will sign the
contracts.
Ed Beard and Wild Mercy are still coming and invitation has been
sent to Looney Labs along with the addendum that they wouldn't have to
work too hard as the only reason wouldn't come is because Origins is the
weekend before.
Committee reports:
Member Services:
There was nothing new to report.
Activities:
There was nothing new to report.
Old Business:
Membership Cards:
John brought up membership cards and asked about having them for
2009 at the next meeting.
Kathie noted that there would be cards and that she is looking for a
new design. Please email her and she will email the club to have an email
vote on design so we can get the cards next month.
Brian noted his position was left off his 2008 card and though maybe
Kathie at ESP and knew he wouldn't be President 2009. Laughs were had by
all.
Bylaws Grammar and Spelling:
Lynette mentioned the grammar committee still needs to get together
to help copy edit the Bylaws.
There was nothing new to report.
Elections:
The elections proceeded throughout the meeting with Robbin Speed, as
head of the Election Committee, conducting those portions of the meeting.
For Chairman of the Board:
Andy Andrews, Lynette Cowper and Dave Henninger were the current
nominations.
No other nominations for Chairman of the Board were made.
Andy Andrews was elected.
For President:
Mike Cowper, Brian Davidson, Kathie Thompson and Reed Hartman
were the current nominees.
Mike withdrew from the race due to his being the only candidate
for ConChair.
No other nominations for President were made.
Kathie Thompson was elected.
For Vice-President:
Lynette Cowper, Stephen Kendall and Reed Hartman were the current
nominees.
John Belden was nominated by Ellen Patterson, but after some
thought respectfully declined.
No other nominations for Vice-President were made.
Lynette Cowper was elected.
For Secretary:
Lynette Cowper and Stephen Kendall were the current nominations.
Cheryl Andrews was nominated by Kat Robertson, but declined.
Since she had been elected Vice-President, Lynette withdrew from
the Secretary's race.
No other nominations for Secretary were made.
Stephen Kendall was elected by acclamation.
For Treasurer:
Tony Patterson was the only current nomination.
Wendy Carson was nominated by John Belden and accepted.
No other nominations for Treasurer were made.
Tony Patterson was elected.
For Sergeant-at-Arms:
Megan Cowper, Reed Hartman, Ricky Lile, and Jeff Thompson were
the current nominees.
Wendy Carson was nominated by Jess Bunn and accepted.
Jeff Thompson was elected.
For ConChair 31 (2011):
Mike Cowper was the only current nominees.
As nominations for ConChair were closed on December 1st, Mike
Cowper was elected by acclamation.
New Business:
Website, Mail Server, and Domain Names:
Jeff Thompson gave updates on the website.
The mail server crashed a few weeks ago and they are still working
on getting everyone who is supposed to be on the various email lists back
on them.
He wanted to get CoJ its own domain name. All the related names were
available and the price was fairly cheap, a little less than $10 a year.
There would be no disruption to the web pages.
Andy asked about extra work and Jeff noted there wouldn't be any
more work than usual. No hardware needs and Drew had some IP addresses
available which will save money.
They were looking into current registrars as to get the same one for
both sites. The only negative to any of this would be the web search sites
finding us but Jeff noted that would correct itself in a month or so.
Dave Henninger moved to authorize Jeff to purchase a domain name for
a maximum of 10 years. The motion carried unanimously.
Meeting Time Change:
Kat brought up moving the meeting to 7:00 instead of 7:30.
John noted we could have speakers first then business so we wouldn't
be out that late.
Dave noted that we had had meetings where business was suspended for
a speaker.
Jeff noted that we have to have a business meeting per Bylaws but
that could just consist of tabling everything until next meeting. [I
believe by our Bylaws we have to have approval of the previous meeting
minutes and a Treasurer's report, but if both are emailed ahead of time,
this could take all of a couple of minutes. -- LRFC]
Ellen asked the ConCom if they were okay with an early ConCom
meeting since the CoJ meeting would be earlier and everyone was okay with
that.
Dave stated that Kathie should check with the church and see if that
was okay and we could vote on it next meeting.
Mike S noted that could talk about most important issue then table
everything else.
Tony moved to table discussion until next meeting and it was so
moved. Discussion was tabled.
Meeting Activities:
Discussion was then had about future activities at meetings.
February went to Kat if Kathie can't get her speaker on bats and
rescue dogs.
Lynette volunteered for March but it was thought that Rob Pyatt
would be doing Weird Science, if he is Lynette will take April.
Announcements
Kathie: Feed the kitty.
Judy: Had books, take them.
Lynette: Pantene Great Lengths hair drive has been postponed. She will
email with more info.
Randy: Matt Smith named new Dr. Who. He is the youngest Doctor at 26
years old.
Gary: Director's cut of Blade Runner is out.
Rebecca: Thanks for all the support this past year.
Drew: Gary we got your test email
Tracey: Her daughter, Bella, will be in a national ballet competition.
Chaos was declared at 9:30pm.
***
Minutes of the January Board Meeting
by Stephen Kendall
Circle of Janus, Inc.
Minutes of the Executive Board
January 15, 2009, 7:00pm
at the offices of:
Midwest Internet
5348 N. Tacoma Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Board members in attendance:
Andy Andrews, Chairman of the Board
Kathie Thompson, President
Lynette Cowper, Vice President
Stephen Kendall, Secretary
Tony Patterson, Treasurer
Jeff Thompson, Sergeant-at-Arms
Ellen Patterson, ConChair 2009
Kat Robertson, ConChair 2010
Mike Cowper, ConChair 2011
Board members not in attendance:
none
Circle of Janus members in attendance:
Lane Wickliff
Wendy Carson
John Belden
Ricky Lile
Call the meeting to order:
Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm.
Reading of the last board minutes:
The November 20, 2008 Board Meeting minutes were read and approved.
Member Activities:
Member activities were discussed. These are the currently scheduled
general meeting speakers/activity organizers and their topics:
February: Jeff Thompson, Webmaster (private area of the CoJ website)
March: Robert E. Pyatt PhD. (Weird Science)
April: Laura Hohman (Rescue Dogs: What they do and how they are
trained)
May: Kat Robertson (gaming/pitch-in night)
June: none at this time
July: InConJunction, no meeting
August: none at this time
September: party, no meeting
October: Laura Hohman (Bats)
November: none at this time
December: party, no meeting
Having non-meeting meetings was discussed. Kat volunteered to have a
non-meeting meeting at her house on Saturday February 28, 2009. Lynette
reminded us that this December will be our 30th anniversary.
A new gavel was presented to the President, the previous gavel having
broken.
Treasurer's Report:
The preliminary Treasurer's report was submitted.
Member Services Report:
The member services committee was discussed. The President discussed
what the position does. The mailing of birthday cards to members was
discussed, about which the Treasurer will research the cost of cards and
postage.
Member Services Committee positions were offered to three members
present. Ricky Lile, Wendy Carson, and John Belden accepted. The committee
chairmanship was discussed. Community activities were discussed.
Other communications:
No communications have been received.
Old business:
Wendy Carson volunteered to be a member of the Audit Committee.
The difference in number of board members during the year, previously
discussed at the November 2008 Board Meeting, was discussed. Making the
ConChair an appointed position was discussed.
2009 Board Meeting Dates were established. Board meetings will begin at
7pm.
The doors will open at 6:30pm.
March 24
May 12
July (at InConJunction)
September 15 (third Tuesday)
November 17 (third Tuesday)
The Secretary was requested to send out an invitation to the club two
weeks prior to Board Meetings. The Secretary was requested to send out the
Board Meeting minutes to the Board. The level of detail of the minutes
were discussed.
Available domain names and prices for InConJunction and the Circle of
Janus were discussed.
It was proposed to purchase:
circleofjanus.com
circleofjanus.net
circleofjanus.org
inconjunction.net
...all for one year, $48.45 total.
...plus inconjunction.com if/when it becomes available
...and move inconjunction.org to the same registrar.
Approved by the board.
Webmaster Jeff Thompson will explore creating a discussion forum.
A membership card design was discussed.
New Business - Going over Board Responsibilities:
The President discussed her expectations for Board Members.
New Business - Brief going over Bylaws:
Proposed bylaws changes were discussed. No action was taken.
New Business - Assigned Positions:
Appointed positions were considered.
Jeff Thompson is retained as Webmaster.
Lynette Cowper is retained as the Newsletter Editor.
The President will talk to the current Archivist about continuing.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephen Kendall,
Secretary
***
Meeting Agenda
The Circle of Janus
February Meeting
February 6, 2009
Opening of Meeting (7:00pm)
Approval of the Minutes of the January Meeting (with changes if
necessary)
Communications
Board Report
Treasurer's Report
Convention Report, InConJunction 29
Convention Report, InConJunction 30
Convention Report, InConJunction 31
Member Services
Committee Members
Kat Robertson
Wendy Carson
John Belden
Ricky Lile
Member Activities
Committee Members
Kathie Thompson
Looking for volunteers
Scheduled Speakers or activities so far
February meeting - Jeff Thompson to show how to use members-only
section of web pages
March - Rob Pyatt - Weird Science
April - Laura Hohman - Search and Rescue Dogs
Non-meeting meetings
Other communications
Old Business
Member Cards
Bylaws Grammar and Spelling
Website and Domain Names
Meeting Time Change
New Business
Assigned positions
Newsletter Editor - Lynette Cowper
Send things to the newsletter instead of announcements to help
shorten meeting when can.
Should go out at least a week prior to regular meetings
Archivist - see if Speeds still want it
Lifetime memberships
Tiered memberships
Speaker - Jeff Thompson on how to use members-only part of web pages
Announcements - one per person please
Close of meeting - Chaos
***
New Books
From locusmag.com
February 2009
Anderson, Poul * Call Me Joe: Selected Stories of Poul Anderson, Volume
One * (NESFA Press, cln, hc)
Armstrong, Kelley * Men of the Otherworld * (Orbit)
Armstrong, Kelley * Men of the Otherworld * (Bantam Spectra, cln, hc)
Ash, Sarah * Flight into Darkness * (Bantam Spectra, hc)
+ Barnes, Jonathan * The Domino Men * (Eos, hc)
Bellairs, John * Magic Mirrors * (NESFA Press, hc)
Bishop, Michael, ed. * Passing for Human * (PS Publishing, anth, hc)
Conlon, Christopher, ed. * He Is Legend: Celebrating Richard Matheson *
(Gauntlet Press, anth, hc)
del Rey, Lester * War and Space * (NESFA Press, cln, hc)
Di Filippo, Paul * Harsh Oases * (PS Publishing, cln, hc)
Fowler, Christopher * Paperboy * (Doubleday UK, nf, hc)
Friedman, C. S. * Wings of Wrath * (DAW, hc)
Friedman, Celia * Wings of Wrath * (Orbit, tpb)
Furey, Maggie * Heritage * (Gollancz, hc)
Holland, Cecelia * The High City * (Forge, hc)
Jones, Gwyneth * Grazing the Long Acre * (PS Publishing, cln, hc)
Kenyon, Kay * City Without End * (Pyr, hc)
Kress, Nancy * Steal Across the Sky * (Tor, hc)
Lukyanenko, Sergei * Last Watch * (Hyperion/Miramax, tpb)
Martin, George R. R., & Gardner Dozois, eds. * Songs of the Dying Earth *
(Subterranean Press, anth, hc)
McDevitt, Jack * Cryptic: the Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt *
(Subterranean Press, cln, hc)
McDonald, Ian * Cyberabad Days * (Pyr, cln, tpb)
Melko, Paul * The Walls of the Universe * (Tor, hc)
Moore, Christopher * Fool * (Morrow, hc)
Morrow, James * Shambling Towards Hiroshima * (Tachyon Publications, cln,
tpb)
Niven, Larry, & Jerry Pournelle * Escape from Hell * (Tor, hc)
Nylund, Eric * Mortal Coils * (Tor, tpb)
Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi * Long Juju Man * (Macmillan UK, nvl-ya, tpb)
Pinkwater, Daniel * The Yggyssey * (Houghton Mifflin, nvl-ya, hc)
Powers, Tim * A Time to Cast Away Stones * (Charnel House, nva, hc)
Reed, Kit * Enclave * (Tor, hc)
Roberson, Chris * Three Unbroken * (Solaris, tpb)
Roberson, Chris * Three Unbroken * (Solaris US, tpb)
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn * Duplicate Effort * (Roc)
Scholes, Ken * Lamentation * (Tor, hc)
Simmons, Dan * Drood * (Little, Brown, hc)
Stretton, Tim * The Dog of the North * (Tor UK, tpb)
+ Tan, Shaun * Tales from Outer Suburbia * (Scholastic/Levine, art, tpb)
Walton, Jo * Lifeload * (NESFA Press, cln, hc)
Witcover, Paul * Everland and Other Stories * (PS Publishing, cln, hc)
Zelazny, Roger * The Dead Man's Brother * (Dorchester/Hard Case Crime)
Zelazny, Roger * Threshold: Volume 1 of the Collected Stories of Roger
Zelazny * (NESFA Press, cln, hc)
March 2009
Baxter, Stephen * Starfall * (PS Publishing, nva, hc)
Beagle, Peter S. * We Never Talk About My Brother * (Tachyon
Publications, cln, tpb)
Bear, Elizabeth * Seven for a Secret * (Subterranean Press, nva, hc)
Bishop, Anne * The Shadow Queen * (Roc, hc)
Bisson, Terry * Billy's Book * (PS Publishing, cln, hc)
Bould, Mark, & Andrew M. Butler, Adam Roberts & Sherryl Vint, eds. * The
Routledge Companion to Science Fiction * (Routledge, nf, hc)
+ Brett, Peter * The Warded Man * (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
Brooke, Keith * The Accord * (Solaris)
Carey, Mike * Thicker than Water * (Orbit)
Castro, Adam-Troy * The Third Claw of God * (Eos)
Cobley, Michael * The Seeds of Earth * (Orbit, tpb)
+ Dahlquist, Gordon * The Dark Volume * (Bantam, hc)
de Lint, Charles * The Mystery of Grace * (Tor, hc)
Duncan, Dave * The Alchemist's Pursuit * (Ace, tpb)
Gaiman, Neil, & Charles Vess * Blueberry Girl * (Bloomsbury, nvl-ya, hc)
Gaiman, Neil, & Charles Vess * Blueberry Girl * (HarperCollins, nvl-ya,
hc)
Graham, Jo * Hand of Isis * (Orbit US, tpb)
Graham, Jo * Hand of Isis * (Orbit, tpb)
Harrison, Kim * White Witch, Black Curse * (Eos, hc)
Mann, George, ed. * The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction Volume Three
* (Solaris, anth)
Mann, George, ed. * The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three
* (Solaris US, anth)
+ Meaney, John * Black Blood * (Bantam Spectra, hc)
November, Sharyn, ed. * Firebirds Soaring * (Firebird, anth, hc)
Paul, Frank R. * From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R.
Paul * (Shasta-Phoenix, art, hc)
Pratt, T. A. * Spell Games * (Bantam Spectra)
Steele, Allen * Coyote Horizon * (Ace, hc)
Sterling, Bruce * Caryatids * (Ballantine Del Rey, hc)
Strahan, Jonathan, ed. * The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Volume Three * (Night Shade Books, anth, tpb)
Valente, Catherynne M. * Palimpsest * (Bantam Spectra, tpb)
Watson, Jules * The Swan Maiden * (Bantam Spectra, tpb)
Weber, David * Storm From the Shadows * (Baen, hc)
Wexler, Robert Freeman * The Painting and the City * (PS Publishing, hc)
Williams, Walter Jon * This Is Not a Game * (Orbit, tpb)
Williams, Walter Jon * This Is Not a Game * (Orbit US, hc)
Wolfe, Gene * The Best of Gene Wolfe * (Tor, cln, hc)
***
A Few Cool Things to Do in Indy
By Lynette Cowper
Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in performance with the Shaolin Monks of China:
With utter calm and fierce precision, the dancers of LINES Ballet and the
Shaolin Monks of China collaborate to present "Long River, High Sky," an
unprecedented synthesis of Eastern and Western classical forms. this
collaboration represents both a blending of distinct cultural traditions
-- ballet and martial arts -- and recognition that these arts of movement
are convergent and intertwined. Tickets: $20-$35. February 6, 8 PM, Clowes
Memorial Hall of Butler University.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut: In 2019, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) must
defend Los Angeles from an invasion of replicants, or human clones,
created to serve colonies outside Earth. In a dark future, Deckard is
faced with questions of what it means to be truly human. Seven different
versions of this film have been released since it debuted in 1982. The
Final Cut is the only version for which director Ridley Scott had complete
artistic control. Visitors may arrive at 6 pm. for a talk by Syd Mead, the
"visual futurist" who designed the look of the film, which influenced
video games, other films and product design. Mead introduces the film and
hosts a Q&A session after the film. Additional ticket for lecture is
required. February 13, 7 PM, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Tobias Theater.
How to Get Published: Advice from the IHS, Hawthorne and IU Presses: March
is Small Press Month, and those interested in learning more about
publishing opportunities in Indiana should plan to participate in this
informative program at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History
Center. Ray Boomhower and Teresa Baer from the Indiana Historical Society
Press, along with Nancy Baxter (Hawthorne Publishing) and Janet
Rabinowitch (Indiana University Press), will give their insights on small
press trends. Participants will learn the focus of these three distinct
presses and what they and other small presses have to offer writers in
general. They will also explore how the publishing process works and what
they need to consider when pitching a book idea or manuscript. All in
attendance will receive complimentary magazine and book copies, and will
be entered to win additional prizes! Cost: $15 ($12, IHS members).
Reservations required. March 7, 9:30am-12:30pm. Indiana History Center.
Who's Yer Con: This is a FREE convention held by Who's Yer Gamers, Inc to
allow the community to get an experience with hobby gaming. This is a
501c3 status pending organization to bring communication and family unity
through gaming. It is held for 3 days with NO charge to attend or to game.
We hope that product support will be vast so that we can keep these people
gaming and in turn support local game stores and the companies that supply
them. Mar. 13-15. Hilton North, 82nd Street, Indianapolis, IN.
Indianapolis Boardgamers Convention: Last year we had 75 people come for
two straight days and ran out of room! So this year we've got a brand new
hotel, 24 hour gaming, and should have 600-800 games available for play!
We are expecting 100-125 people, capping out at 130. There will be a
variety of board games, including Euros, American games, and war games.
Convention starts at 10am on Friday and finishes at 8pm on Sunday! Mar.
20-22. Drury Inn & Suites, 8180 N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46250.
Comic Book Heroes Featuring the Max Simon Comic Book Collection: We can't
promise visitors will be able to leap tall buildings at a single bound
following a visit to the new Comic Book Heroes Featuring the Max Simon
Comic Book Collection exhibit. But rest assured that this is a can't miss
opportunity to view-- for the first time ever-- a collection of more than
19,000 comic books amassed by the late Max Simon, son of Mel and Brenda
Simon. The new 7,000-square-foot exhibit created by the Children's Museum
highlights the people who bring comic books to life and those who preserve
them while demonstrating that anyone be a comic book hero just by
harnessing their creative talents. Through May 3, 2009, the Children's
Museum of Indianapolis.
LEGO Castle Adventure: Builders of all ages are invited to explore, build
and play in our newest traveling exhibition -- LEGO Castle Adventure! In
this exhibit kids and their families are transported to a LEGO kingdom
where they too can become master castle builders, using one of the
greatest building materials of all time -- LEGO bricks. Build, explore a
giant castle, aim a catapult, defend the castle walls, see a LEGO dragon
and design and build topiaries. Through May 31. The Children's Museum.
***
Mark Your Calendars
February 2009
4: Indy Knights General Meeting - Rathskellar
6: Whoosier Network Meeting - Jesus Metropolitan Community Church
6: Ren Cowper's birthday
6: Coraline
6: Push
6-8: Con of the North - St. Paul, MN
6-8: SuperCon - Rochester, MN
6-8: What-the-Hell?! Con - Greensboro, NC
6-8: Winter War 36 - Champaign, Illinois
7: CoJ meeting
7: Comic Book Con - Chesterfield, MO
8: Lynette Cowper's birthday
8: Comic Book Con - Springfield, IL
12: Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday celebration
12: Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday
13: Friday the 13th
13: The Unix time number reaches 1234567890 seconds at 23:31:30 UTC
13-15: Farpoint - Timonium, MD
13-15: Katsucon - Arlington, VA
13-15: Kawa Kon - Clayton, MO
14: IAS General Meeting - Holcomb Observatory
14-16: Gamers of Winter - Harrisburg, PA
15: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
15: X-trava-con Comic Book Con - Livonia, MI
17: US television stations are now required to broadcast digitally
19-22: Capricon - Wheeling, IL
20-22: Con Nooga - Chattanooga, TN
20-22: Gamicon Game Fair - Iowa City, IA
21: Milwaukee Comic Book Con - Milwaukee, WI
21-22: Con-G - Guelph, Ontario
22: Twin Cities ComiCon - Mounds View, MN
24: Comet Lulin will peak in brightness as seen from Earth at somewhere
between +4 and +6 in magnitude (good for telescope viewing, but not for
naked eye observance).
25-3/1: PrezCon - Charlottesville, VA
26: Sam Thompson's birthday
27-3/1: Anime Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
27-3/1: ConCave - Horse Cave, KY
27-3/1: SheVaCon - Roanoke, VA
28: Fort Wayne Comic Book Con - Fort Wayne, IN
28-3/1: Fire & Ice - Manitowoc, WI
March 2009
1: Ash Comic Show - Holiday Inn East
4: Robert Hubbard's birthday
5: NASA's Kepler Mission launched.
6: Watchmen (conventional theaters and IMAX)
6-7: Fear the Con - St. Louis, Missouri
6-8: MarsCon - Bloomington, MN
6-8: Technicon - Blacksburg, VA
7: CoJ meeting
8: Comic Book Con - Urbana, IL
11: Eric Payton's birthday
12: Randy Porter's birthday
13: Race to Witch Mountain
13-15: A & G Ohio - Cincinnati, OH
13-15: Daigacon - Cave City, KY
13-15: Madicon - Harrisonburg, VA
13-15: Naka-Kon - Kansas City, MO
13-15: Starcon - Rochester, MI
13-15: Stellarcon - High Point, NC
13-15: Who's Yer Con - Indianapolis Hilton North
14: IAS General Meeting - Holcomb Observatory
14: Green Bay Comic Book Con - Green Bay, WI
14-15: MomoCon - Atlanta, GA
15: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
15: Comic Book Con - Gurnee, IL
15: Madicon - Harrisonburg, VA
19-22: Furry Weekend Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
20: Knowing
20-22: FantaSciCon - Chattanooga, TN
20-22: Indianapolis Boardgamers Convention - Shadeland Ave Drury Inn &
Suites
20-22: MidSouthCon - Memphis, TN
20-22: Millennicon - Cincinnati, OH
20-22: FantaSciCon - Chattanooga, TN
21: Comic Book Con - South Bend, IN
21-22: M-Con - Milwaukee, WI
21-22: Toronto AnimeCon - Toronto, ON
22: X-trava-con Comic Book Con - Livonia, MI
24: Dave Herrington's birthday
24: CoJ Board Meeting
25: Neil Thompson's birthday
25: Venus is both an Evening and Morning Star
26: Chris Canary's birthday
27: Monsters vs. Aliens (InTru 3D, conventional theaters and IMAX)
27-29: Ad Astra - Toronto, ON
27-29: Anime St. Louis - St. Charles, MO
27-29: CogCon 17 - Rolla, MO
27-29: GamerCon(r) - Moline, IL
28: Animarathon - Bowling Green, OH
28: WASFEn Con 3 - Wausau, WI
April 2009
2-5: The 100 Hours of Astronomy begins
3-5: Anime Detour - St. Paul, MN
3-5: FilkON (Filk Ontario)- Mississauga, ON
3-5: Middle Tennessee Anime Con - Nashville, TN
3-5: Tekkoshocon - Pittsburgh, PA
3-5: WillyCon - Wayne, NE
4: CoJ meeting
4: Comic Book Con - Bettendorf, IA
5: Comic Book Con - Omaha, NE
8: Dragonball Evolution
10-12: Anime Punch! - Columbus, OH
10-12: ConGlomeration - Louisville, KY
10-12: Frolicon - Atlanta, GA
10-12: Minicon - Bloomington, MN
11: NashiCon - Columbia, SC
11: Comic Book Con - Madison, WI
17-19: Codcon - Glen Ellyn, IL
17-19: JordanCon - Alpharetta
17-19: UBCon - Buffalo, NY
18: IAS General Meeting - Holcomb Observatory
18: Shinboku Con - Elyria, OH
18: Comic Book Con - Chesterfield, MO
19: IAC Meeting - Glendale Library
19: Peoria Comic Book Con - Peoria, IL
24: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and LCROSS impactor launched
24-26: No Brand Con - Eau Claire, WI
24-26: Odyssey Con 9- Madison WI
25: CHS Otaku Fest - Ellicott City, MD
25: Tora-Con - Rochester, NY
25-26: Cape Girardeau Comic Con - Cape Girardeau, MO
25-26: Kami-Con - Tuscaloosa, AL
25-26: 2009 Spring Gaming Hoopla - Lake Geneva, WI
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Meeting Info
The next meeting of the Circle of Janus will be held at the 7th and 8th
United Christian Church at 2916 West 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222.
Doors open a little before 7:00 pm on Saturday, February 7, 2009. There
will be a ConCom meeting preceding it at 5:00.
Officers
Board Chairman - Andy Andrews
President - Kathie Thompson
Vice President - Lynette Cowper
Secretary - Stephen Kendall
Treasurer - Tony Patterson
Sergeant at Arms - Jeff Thompson
InConJunction 29 ConChair - Ellen Patterson
InConJunction 30 ConChair - Kat Robertson
InConJunction 31 ConChair - Mike Cowper
The Circular of Janus is a publication of the Circle of Janus Science
Fiction Club of Central Indiana. Subscription is included with membership,
$15.00/year. For information write to Circle of Janus, P.O. Box 68514,
Indianapolis, IN 46268-0514.
Lynette R. F. Cowper, Editor
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